6 Nov 2015

Year 3 Update Wk 11

Year 3 PE at the Pitch – 3rd,10th,17th,24th November and 1st, 8th December
Mandarin Parent Consultations – 10th, 12th, 16th and 18th November
Year 3 trip to Bounce – 17th (3K) ,18th (3D) and 19th (3H) November
Year 3 Camp – 25th and 26th November
Year 5 Bake Sale (Bring $5) – Tuesday 1st December
3H Class Assembly – Friday 11th December, 9am
PTA Christmas Disco – Friday 11th December
PTA Christmas Concert – Wednesday 16th December, 7pm
End of term 12 Midday – Friday 18th December

Camp Tip:4

Can you take a shower and brush your teeth by yourself?

Thank you to all the parents who came to the Maths workshop. We received a lot of valuable feedback and your questions will be answered.The PowerPoint is on the school website under Communication/Presentation.

Cover it live: While we are on camp, you will be able to go onto the BHS website and click the ‘Year 3 Cover it Live’ site. Here you will be able to see what we are doing on camp. We try to include photos of as many children as we can but we can’t guarantee that all children will be photographed.

Well done to all the children in Year 3 who remember to bring fruit and vegetables to school for snack on ‘Fruity Friday’.

Please remember that we have a no nut policy at BHS due to some children having severe allergies. This includes peanut butter sandwiches and nuts in cookies or cakes.

Now the weather is turning cooler please be aware that it often gets a lot warmer throughout the day. Therefore please dress your child in layers that can be removed as necessary.

Forces in action!

Click on Forces video

Forces

Camp T-shirt Design Winner

Nathelie Yau (3K)

Camp Booklet Design Winners

Stella Chen (3D) and Carlos Lam (3H)

How the World Works

Central Idea – Forces affect life on Earth and impact the world around us

Lines of inquiry

Types of forces

How forces work

The ways forces impact the world around us

The children will explore the best materials to make a parachute. They will follow instructions and create their own parachute. These will then be tested to observe which ones remain in the air for the longest amount of time.

Central Idea

Addition and subtraction are related and are used to solve problems

Lines of Inquiry
The roles of symbols and the language of addition and subtraction.
Strategies for memorizing addition and subtraction number facts.
Mental and written strategies for adding and subtracting two and three digit numbers.

The children will be focusing on using the Split Strategy to solve addition and subtraction calculations. They will also create their own ‘Follow Me’ cards to reinforce the language of addition and subtraction.

Please encourage your child to complete the Mathletics activities set.

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Procedure

Instructions tell us how to make or do something.

The features include:

Title – What is being explained

Goal – What is the aim of the procedure

Needs – what is needed to complete the procedure

Steps – Step by step instructions

Check – How to check it works.

In addition to writing instructions for their Parachute, the children will work collaboratively to sort out different sets of instructions and write an appropriate title and goal. They will also illustrate the steps.